Since starting this blog almost four years ago, I have been shocked at the number of comments and emails from men in their late teens and twenties who have some degree of erectile dystfunction. Premature ejaculation you might expect, but erectile dysfunction... ? I had no clue as to how healthy, young men could develop this condition, but sex therapist Ian Kerner thinks he has discovered the cause - too much internet porn.
As a sex therapist and founder of Good in Bed, I’ve seen a sharp increase in men who suffer from a new syndrome I’ve dubbed “Sexual Attention Deficit Disorder,” or SADD. And the source of this problem is just a click away -- too much internet porn.
Just as people with ADD are easily distracted, guys with SADD have become so accustomed to the high levels of visual novelty and stimulation that comes from internet porn that they’re unable to focus on real sex with a real woman. As a result, guys with SADD often find it difficult to maintain an erection during intercourse, or they experience delayed ejaculation and can only climax with manual or oral stimulation. Read more
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